Boy Culture Links: Madonna Hits No. 1 with 'Confessions II,' Cristobal Pesce's Perky Pecs Grab Eyeballs, RIP Randolph Mantooth of 'Emergency!' Fame + MORE

JULY 10, 2026

I saw someone making fun of his tight pecs moving, saying he’s a woman, and someone mocking his forehead. Like, what?! (Image via video still)

TWITTER: Cristobal Pesce can take the hate — but what if we just wanna fuck him? Here is the full video snippet.

NEW REPUBLIC: A gay Republican is suing some of his own party members for homophobia. (Pssst, dude — homophobia is in their platform!)

HITS DAILY DOUBLE: It ain’t no. 1 until it’s no. 1 in Billboard, but according to Hits Daily Double, Madonna scores her 10th no. 1 album in the USA with Confessions II. She was in pole position in many other countries (notably, not in Germany), including becoming the first U.S. female artist to score chart-topping albums in five decades in the U.K. In an era where people don’t buy physical media in large numbers, she moved 100,000+ albums.

It was always an emergency when he was on TV. (Image via NBC)

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: RIP Randolph Mantooth, 80, of Emergency! fame.

USA TODAY: That cruise ship denied entry to Turkey was also turned away by Egypt.

MEDICAL PRESS: STD diarrhea a growing issue among gay men in the U.K.

GLAAD: GLAAD’s “Where We Are in Film” study films a marked decrease in LGBTQ+ films, in spite of surging box office and critical acclaim. Feels like capitulation.

OBSCURED RELEASING: Leo Herrera chats up filmmaker Elliot Tuttle about his controversial queer flick Blue Film: